Leslie Pariseau

About

Leslie Pariseau is a writer and editor in New Orleans. She is a co-founder and features editor at PUNCH, and has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, GQ, the Ringer, the Intercept, and Jacobin, among others. Pariseau holds an MFA in fiction from Hunter College.

Articles

Issue 109/110, Summer/Fall 2020

Hunger for the Water

Martin presides over the kitchen and the dining room, explaining the food she grew up eating, all sourced from the places and people who remain the lifeblood of the bayou food system.

By Leslie Pariseau

Issue 113, Summer 2021

Saturday on the Shrimp Lot

Considering the region’s proximity to the Gulf, it’s ironic that the Shrimp Lot is one of the only places in the area where fresh seafood can be bought in such quantities—by the sack or the...

By Leslie Pariseau

Issue 118, Fall 2022

Sting Like a Bee

The suits are spiritual, and Harris’s designs come to him in visions.

By Leslie Pariseau